Predators Seth Jones climbs back into the bench area during a development camp scrimmage game at the Centennial Sportsplex on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Nashville, Tenn.

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Kevin Allen
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Nashville Predators first-round pick Seth Jones will have a rookie season similar in impact to last season's Minnesota Wild rookie Jonas Brodin. Like Brodin, Jones will be better defensively than you would expect for a teenage defenseman. Like Brodin, Jones could end up paired with his team's No. 1 defenseman. Brodin was paired with Ryan Suter and Jones could end up with Shea Weber. Although Weber and Roman Josi were very strong together down the stretch, the Predators are ...